Glossary
The CLC’s Glossary is included to give the plain English meaning of some expressions which are greatly influenced by Arabic, Farsi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Portuguese languages and that are frequently exercised in the legal text books, private and public documents in Bangladesh; though few of them are defined in statutes or case laws, yet possess considerable theoretical and legal interest. Besides, in practice of laws, many words and phrases are not always clear in meaning to the readers and thus create confusion and ambiguity especially in case of issues that involve land administration, legal history, private law (e.g. Muslim law, Hindu law) etc. These words and phrases, acquired quasi-technical meaning in law, are employed and referred by both the Courts and the jurists alike.
Including foreign users, Bangladeshi readers and law practitioners will be benefited by having the meanings of the words with proper citations of decisions of Courts, different dictionaries, legal texts and defining by the legal experts of CLC team.
Glossary
| Title | Details | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| Diwani | The civil administration, office of Diwan, as opposed to the Nizamat or Foujdari, the military and criminal... | 386 |
| Sanad-i-Milkiyat-i-Istimrar | A written authority for the permanent possession of lands or office. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]... | 385 |
| Dattak | Son is one given in adoption by father or mother. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 384 |
| Sunni Wakf | A wakf governed by Sunni law. | 382 |
| Sir | A name applied to the lands in a village which are cultivated by the hereditary proprietors or village... | 381 |
| Malikana Allowance | Malikana allowance was paid by the inferior proprietor to the Superior proprietor in respect of his superior... | 380 |
| Jaziah | A capitation tax levied on all who refused to become Mohammadans. It was abolished in India by Akbar,... | 378 |
| Muslim | A believer, applied especially to a Mohammadan; one who believes in true faith. [Wilson’s Glossary]... | 376 |
| Shufa, Shufah, Shuffa | Any possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and... | 375 |
| Rahn | Mortgage, pledge, pawn. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 373 |